William Draper Dies Of Self-Inflicted Wounds

              William Draper Dies
Of Self-Inflicted Wounds
William Draper, 50,  farmer  of
near Martin and   well  known   in
this vicinity, died in St. Vincent's
hospital    Sunday   of   gunshot
wounds in the  chest   believed   to
have    been    seli-inflicted.     The
tragedy   occurred   Saturday    and
an  ambulance   from   the   George \
Kern Funeral Heme  in   Elliston, j
rushed   the   injured   man   to   the I
hospital.    The body was   return-:
ed   to the   Elliston   Mortuary and!
prepared, for  burial,   the   coroner
of Toledo having returned a   ver-1
diet   of   suicide      It   is    reported
that   the   unfortunate   man  , had ;
suffered serious head   injuries   on i
two occasions,   some   years   ago,
which   undoubtedly   led    to    the
mental   disturbance   blamed    for
the act.    Last rites were held  on
Wednesday in his late home.   Be¬
sides his wife, one brother,   Sam,
living near Elliston, survives,  al¬
so a step-brother, George, of near
Bono, and a   sister.   Mrs. Reisen-
burg,   of   near   Helena.    He had
no children.